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NSW Bus Driver Authority (BDA)

Authority Information

In New South Wales, if you intend to drive a public passenger vehicle including, but not limited to Route Bus, Coach, Mini Bus, and Shuttle Service legislation requires you to have a NSW Bus Driver Authority.

Pre-requisites

All participants must:

• Be at least 20 years of age.
• Hold an unrestricted/unconditional driver licence issued in New South Wales, and have held an unrestricted Australian driver licence issues in any Australian state or teritory for a total of a least 12 months of the previous 2 years.
• Be an Australian or New Zealand Citezen, permantant resident or hold a visa allowing you to work in Australia.
• Be medically fit (see details of medical assessment requirements in the information package).

Course Duration

Approximately 4 hours

Course Content

• Workplace Legislation and Procedures Standard
• Work Health and Safety Procedures Standard
• Fatigue Management Standard
• Breakdown or Emergency Standard
• Workplace Communication Standard
• Dealing with Passengers Standard

Course Assessment

The assessment includes two Sections:

Section A requires that the student correctly complete 102 ‘open book’ questions.
Section B requires that the student demonstrate that they:

• Have a positive attitude to accepting the responsibilities associated with the concept of ‘Duty of Care’
• Have the ability to clearly communicate in English during emergency ‘situations’
• Have the aptitude to deal with different customers fairly and equitably
• Have a professional approach to learning the requirements of the Bus Driver Authority Training
• Assessment can be conducted “one-on-one” or in small groups.

Locations

Training conducted at our Horsley Park premises.

Course fee

Call us on 0412 128 443 / 0435 272 878 or email us anytime for our current fee schedule.

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